This is an excellent time of year to begin thinking about how to connect in real time with other local community professionals and to exchange experiences and ideas. I'm wondering if we have any group members who may be interested in hosting a User Group Meeting sometime in early to mid March? If so, please let me know and I'll help to coordinate and support the group's efforts.

Ryan Rutan - is someone going to update this with details about the Jive event in May? Like do we need to RSVP or anything? I'm thinking I might plan a business trip for then, since I'll need to be doing user training following on our 5.0 upgrade anyway. But want to make sure I don't overbook.

Then yes. Once we identify a meeting chair (looking for customers to volunteer), we'll work with them to fill out the agenda. The meeting is for customers (by customers), hence the reason the agenda is not filled out (yet).

RSVP is ideal, so we can have appropriate resources in place.

I hope you can make it! And if anyone has any questions, or would like to volunteer to lead the group..please let me know. =)

There is an overlap for sure (when it pertains to people from chicago), but the hope is that as the Chicago User Group grows, that group will become the defacto place for users near Chicago. Midwest will be a catch-all for the larger surrounding areas that haven't established a strong user-base.